A Flintshire couple have been awarded with MBEs in the Queen’s birthday honours list after more than a quarter of a century as foster parents.
During that time Alice and David Oldfield from Shotton have looked after more than 100 children.
The couple, both 75, say they have no intention of giving up fostering “as long as we can move around”. Meanwhile, Martin Walter Shaw, from Anglesey, receives an OBE for services to the National Bee Unit.
Mr Oldfield said the honour came as a “complete surprise” but they were both “very, very pleased”. We didn’t understand it, we felt some people were more deserving… but we’re very, very pleased”
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During that time Alice and David Oldfield from Shotton have looked after more than 100 children.
The couple, both 75, say they have no intention of giving up fostering “as long as we can move around”. Meanwhile, Martin Walter Shaw, from Anglesey, receives an OBE for services to the National Bee Unit.
Mr Oldfield said the honour came as a “complete surprise” but they were both “very, very pleased”. We didn’t understand it, we felt some people were more deserving… but we’re very, very pleased”
“We try to keep in touch with them (their foster children) when they leave although they are spread out in different parts of the country by now,” said Mr Oldfield. “They visit us though, with their own children, and it’s rewarding to see that they’ve done good.”
Mr and Mrs Oldfield, who have four of their own children, decided to give fostering “a go” over 25 years ago. “It’s something we both agreed to do,” Mr Oldfield said. “We take an interest in them, it’s not just a job.Foster a child
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